EP1757083A1 - Identification d'oeil rouge dans des images d'appareil photo numerique - Google Patents

Identification d'oeil rouge dans des images d'appareil photo numerique

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EP1757083A1
EP1757083A1 EP05737865A EP05737865A EP1757083A1 EP 1757083 A1 EP1757083 A1 EP 1757083A1 EP 05737865 A EP05737865 A EP 05737865A EP 05737865 A EP05737865 A EP 05737865A EP 1757083 A1 EP1757083 A1 EP 1757083A1
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  • the invention relates generally to the field of digital image processing, and in particular to red eye detection in color digital images by digital cameras.
  • Red eye in color digital images occurs when a flash illumination is reflected off a subject's retina and is captured by a camera. For humans this is typically a red color while for animals it is typically a red, green or yellow color.
  • Many consumer cameras have a red-eye reduction flash mode that causes the subject's pupils to contract, thus reducing (but not limiting) the red-eye effect.
  • Other commercial methods have the user manually indicate the region of the red eye in the image to be corrected.
  • U.S. Patent 5,596,346 discloses a semi-manual method of selecting the defect.
  • the image is displayed on a touch sensitive display and the user can, by touching the display, maneuver a window to pan, zoom-in and zoom-out on particular portions of the image to designate a red-eye region.
  • WO 9917254 Al discloses a method of detecting red eye based upon preset threshold values of luminance, hue and saturation.
  • Patent 6,292,574 Bl (Schildkraut, et al.) discloses a method of searching for skin colored regions in a digital image and then searching for the red-eye defect within those regions.
  • U.S. Patent 6,278,491 Bl (Wang, et al.) also discloses a method of redeye detection using face detection.
  • British Patent 2,379,819 A (Nick) discloses a method of identifying highlight regions and associating these with specular reflections in red eye.
  • U.S. Patent 6,134,339 (Luo) discloses a method of detecting red-eye based on two consecutive images with an illumination source being fired during one of the images and not the other. A significant problem with existing red eye detection methods is that they require considerable processing to detect red eye.
  • red-eye reduction flash mode A significant problem with the red-eye reduction flash mode is the delay required between the pre-flash and the capture flash in order to appropriately reduce the red-eye effect. The red-eye reduction flash mode also does not completely limit the red-eye effect.
  • This object is achieved by a method of detecting red eye in a color digital image produced by a digital camera, comprising: a) using the digital camera to capture two original color digital images of the same scene with the first color digital image being with flash and the second color digital image without flash and producing for each such digital images a plurality of pixels in the same primary-color space having red, green, and blue pixels; b) converting the primary-color space for the first and second digital images into the same chrominance channel, wherein the chrominance channel identifies a particular pair of colors and their relative intensity; c) calculating the difference between the chrominance channel of the image captured without flash and the chrominance channel of the image captured with flash; and d) responding to such differences to locate the position of red eyes within the first color digital image.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective of a computer system including a digital camera for implementing the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the flash and non-flash images captured by the digital camera;
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the red eye location operation;
  • FIG. 4 is a more detailed block diagram of block 204 in FIG. 3 with thresholding;
  • FIG. 5 is a more detailed block diagram of block 204 in FIG. 3 without thresholding;
  • FIG. 6 A and 6B are block diagrams of the chrominance channel calculation;
  • FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the chrominance difference process;
  • FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the threshold step;
  • FIG. 9 is a general block diagram including the threshold step without a levels threshold step;
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the threshold step without a color threshold step;
  • FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the threshold step with a shape threshold step;
  • FIG. 12 is a block diagram of the threshold step with a shape threshold step but without a levels threshold step
  • FIG. 13 is a block diagram of the threshold step with a shape threshold step but without a color threshold step
  • FIG. 14 is a block diagram of the threshold step with a shape threshold step but without a levels threshold step and a color threshold step
  • FIG. 15 is a block diagram of the color threshold step with a region adjustment step
  • FIG. 16 is a block diagram of the color threshold step with a region adjustment but without a low threshold step
  • FIG. 17 is a block diagram of the color threshold step with a region adjustment using the flash image
  • FIG. 18 is a block diagram of the color threshold step with a region adjustment using the flash image but without a low threshold step.
  • the computer program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium, which can comprise, for example; magnetic storage media such as a magnetic disk (such as a hard drive or a floppy disk) or magnetic tape; optical storage media such as an optical disc, optical tape, or machine readable bar code; solid state electronic storage devices such as random access memory (RAM), or read only memory (ROM); or any other physical device or medium employed to store a computer program.
  • a computer readable storage medium can comprise, for example; magnetic storage media such as a magnetic disk (such as a hard drive or a floppy disk) or magnetic tape; optical storage media such as an optical disc, optical tape, or machine readable bar code; solid state electronic storage devices such as random access memory (RAM), or read only memory (ROM); or any other physical device or medium employed to store a computer program.
  • RAM random access memory
  • ROM read only memory
  • FIG. 1 there is illustrated a computer system 110 for implementing the present invention.
  • the computer system 110 is shown for the purpose of illustrating a preferred embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the computer system 110 shown, but can be used on any electronic processing system such as found in home computers, kiosks, retail or wholesale photofimshing, or any other system for the processing of digital images.
  • the computer system 110 includes a microprocessor-based unit 112 for receiving and processing software programs and for performing other processing functions.
  • a display 114 is electrically connected to the microprocessor-based unit 112 for displaying user-related information associated with the software, e.g., by way of a graphical user interface.
  • a keyboard 116 is also connected to the microprocessor based unit 112 for permitting a user to input information to the software.
  • a mouse 118 can be used for moving a selector 120 on the display 114 and for selecting an item on which the selector 120 overlays, as is well known in the art.
  • a compact disk-read only memory (CD-ROM) 124 which typically includes software programs, is inserted into the microprocessor based unit 112 for providing a way of inputting the software programs and other information to the microprocessor-based unit 112.
  • a floppy disk 126 can also include a software program, and is inserted into the microprocessor-based unit 112 for inputting the software program.
  • the compact disk-read only memory (CD-ROM) 124 or the floppy disk 126 can alternatively be inserted into an externally located disk drive unit 122, which is connected to the microprocessor- based unit 112.
  • the microprocessor-based unit 112 can be programmed, as is well known in the art, for storing the software program internally.
  • the microprocessor-based unit 112 can also have a network connection 127, such as a telephone line, to an external network, such as a local area network or the Internet.
  • a printer 128 can also be connected to the microprocessor-based unit 112 for printing a hardcopy of the output from the computer system 110.
  • Images can also be displayed on the display 114 via a personal computer card (PC card) 130, such as, as it was formerly known, a PCMCIA card (based on the specifications of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association), which contains digitized images electronically, embodied in the card 130.
  • the PC card 130 is ultimately inserted into the microprocessor based unit 112 for permitting visual display of the image on the display 114.
  • the PC card 130 can be inserted into an externally located PC card readerl32 connected to the microprocessor-based unit 112. Images can also be input via the compact disk 124, the floppy disk 126, or the network connection 127.
  • any images stored in the PC card 130, the floppy disk 126 or the compact disk 124, or input through the network connection 127 may have been obtained from a variety of sources, such as a digital camera (not shown) or a scanner (not shown). Images can also be input directly from a digital camera 134 via a camera docking port 136 connected to the microprocessor-based unit 112 or directly from the digital camera 134 via a cable connection 138 to the microprocessor-based unit 112 or via a wireless connection 140 to the microprocessor-based unit 112.
  • the algorithm can be stored in any of the storage devices heretofore mentioned and applied to images in order to detect red eye in images.
  • the digital camera 134 is responsible for producing the original flash image 202 and non-flash image 200 in a primary color space from the scene 300.
  • Examples of typical primary-color spaces are red- green-blue (RGB) and cyan-magenta-yellow (CMY).
  • FIG. 3 is a high level diagram of the preferred embodiment.
  • the flash image 202 and non-flash (i.e., without flash) image 200 are processed through the red eye location operation 204.
  • the result is a red eye location 240.
  • the red eye location operation 204 is subdivided into a chrominance calculation 210, a chrominance subtraction 220, and a threshold step 230.
  • FIG. 4 shows the red eye location operation 204 including three steps (i.e., the steps 210-230), it is to be noted that the red eye location operation 204 can operate with fewer steps.
  • the red eye location operation 204 does not include the threshold step 230.
  • the red eye location 240 is directly populated with the result from the chrominance subtraction 220.
  • FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B are detailed diagrams of the chrominance calculation 210A and chrominance calculation 210B.
  • the result of the chrominance subtraction 220 is the chrominance difference image 224.
  • FIG. 8 shows the details of threshold step 230.
  • the purpose of a levels threshold step 232 is to determine if the calculated chrominance difference pixel value is large enough to indicate a red eye location.
  • the levels threshold step 232 is applied to chrominance difference image 224.
  • the levels threshold step 232 compares the pixel values in the chrominance difference image 224 to a predetermined levels threshold value. Pixel values in the chrominance difference image 224 that are less than the predetermined levels threshold value are assigned to zero in the output levels threshold image 234. Pixel values that are not less than the predetermined levels threshold value are assigned unaltered to the output levels threshold image 234.
  • the resulting output levels threshold image 234 is refined by the color threshold step 236. Also required for the color threshold step 236 is the chrominance channel from flash image 216. The purpose of the color threshold step 236 is to determine if the pixel value is substantially red (or green or yellow for animal eyes).
  • the color threshold step 236 will examine the corresponding location in the chrominance channel from flash image 216. For pixel values in the chrominance channel from flash image 216 that are less than the predetermined color threshold value, the corresponding pixel values in the output color threshold image 238 are assigned to zero. The remaining pixel values that are not less than the predetermined color threshold value are assigned unaltered from the output levels threshold image 234 to the output color threshold image 238. The pixel values in the output color threshold image 238 are assigned unaltered to the red eye location 240.
  • a typical value for the aforementioned predetermined levels threshold value for an 8-bit image is 5.
  • a typical value for the aforementioned predetermined color threshold value for an 8-bit image is 30.
  • threshold step 230 includes four steps (i.e., the steps 232-238), it is to be noted that the threshold step 230 can operate with fewer steps.
  • the threshold step 230 does not include the levels threshold step 232 (FIG. 8). In this case, pixel values in the chrominance difference image 224 are assigned unaltered to the output levels threshold image 234.
  • the threshold step 230 does not include the color threshold step 236. In this case, pixel values in the output levels threshold image 234 are assigned unaltered to the output color threshold image 238.
  • FIG. 11 shows the details of the threshold step 230 for another embodiment of the invention. The details are the same as those described for FIG.
  • the pixel values in the output color threshold image 238 are further refined by the shape threshold step 250.
  • the purpose of the shape threshold step 250 is to determine if the red eye is substantially circular to confirm that red eye has been detected.
  • the pixel coordinates are grouped to determine the shape.
  • the shape of the grouped pixel coordinates is compared to a predetermined shape threshold in the shape threshold step 250.
  • the pixel value is assigned unaltered to the red eye location 240.
  • the pixel value is assigned to zero in the red eye location 240.
  • the threshold step 230 includes five steps (i.e., the steps 232-250), it is to be noted that the threshold step 230 can operate with fewer steps.
  • the threshold step 230 does not include the levels threshold step 232.
  • pixel values in the chrominance difference image 224 are assigned unaltered to the output levels threshold image 234.
  • the threshold step 230 does not include the color threshold step 236.
  • pixel values in the output levels threshold image 234 are assigned unaltered to the output color threshold image 238.
  • the threshold step 230 does not include the levels threshold step 232 or the color threshold step 236.
  • pixel values in the chrominance difference image 224 are assigned unaltered to the output levels threshold image 234.
  • Pixel values in the output levels threshold image 234 are assigned unaltered to the output color threshold image 238.
  • FIG. 15 shows the details for the color threshold 236 in another embodiment of the invention.
  • the purpose of a low threshold step 260 is to determine if the pixel value is substantially red (or green or yellow for animal eyes). For each non-zero value in the output levels threshold image 234, the low threshold step 260 will examine the corresponding location in the chrominance channel from flash image 216. For pixel values in the chrominance channel from flash image 21 that are less than the predetermined low threshold value, the corresponding pixel values in an output low threshold image 262 are assigned to zero.
  • the remaining pixel values that are not less than the predetermined color threshold value are directly assigned from the output levels threshold image 234 to the output low threshold image 262.
  • the pixel values in the output low threshold image 262 are further refined by a region adjustment step 264.
  • the region adjustment step 264 is also required for the region adjustment step 264.
  • the purpose of the region adjustment step 264 is to examine pixels adjacent to the detected red eye to determine if they should be included in the detected red eye. For each non-zero value in the output low threshold image 262, the region adjustment step 264 will examine the corresponding surrounding pixel values in the chrominance channel from flash image 216.
  • the corresponding pixel values in the chrominance difference image 224 are assigned unaltered to the output color threshold image 238.
  • the remaining pixel values that are not greater than the predetermined color threshold value are assigned unaltered from the output low threshold image 262 to the output color threshold image 238.
  • FIG. 15 includes three steps, (i.e. the steps 260-264), it is to be noted that the color threshold step 236 can operate with fewer steps.
  • the color threshold step 236 does not include the low threshold step 260. In this case, the pixel values in the output levels threshold 234 are assigned unaltered to the output low threshold.
  • FIG. 15 shows the pixel values of the pixel coordinates of the chrominance channel from flash image 216 being compared to a predetermined value given in the low threshold step 262;
  • FIG. 17 shows that the flash image 202 is used instead of the chrominance channel from the flash image 216.
  • FIG. 17 includes three steps, (i.e. the steps 260-264), it is to be noted that the color threshold step 236 can operate without some of the steps 260-264.
  • the color threshold step 236 does not include the low threshold step 260. In this case, the pixel values in the output levels threshold image 234 are assigned unaltered to the output low threshold image 262.
  • the red eye detection algorithm disclosed in the preferred embodiment(s) of the present invention can be employed in a variety of user contexts and environments.
  • Exemplary contexts and environments include, without limitation, wholesale digital photofinishing (which involves exemplary process steps or stages such as film in, digital processing, prints out), retail digital photofinishing (film in, digital processing, prints out), home printing (home scanned film or digital images, digital processing, prints out), desktop software (software that applies algorithms to digital prints to make them better -or even just to change them), digital fulfillment (digital images in - from media or over the web, digital processing, with images out - in digital form on media, digital form over the web, or printed on hard-copy prints), kiosks (digital or scanned input, digital processing, digital or scanned output), mobile devices (e.g., PDA or cell phone that can be used as a processing unit, a display unit, or a unit to give processing instructions), and as a service offered via the World Wide Web.
  • wholesale digital photofinishing which involves exemplary process steps or stages such as film
  • the red-eye algorithm can stand alone or can be a component of a larger system solution.
  • the interfaces with the algorithm e.g., the scanning or input, the digital processing, the display to a user (if needed), the input of user requests or processing instructions (if needed), the output, can each be on the same or different devices and physical locations, and communication between the devices and locations can be via public or private network connections, or media based communication.
  • the algorithm itself can be fully automatic, can have user input (be fully or partially manual), can have user or operator review to accept/reject the result, or can be assisted by metadata (metadata that can be user supplied, supplied by a measuring device (e.g.
  • red-eye detection algorithm in accordance with the invention can also be employed with interior components that use various data detection and reduction techniques (e.g., face detection, eye detection, skin detection, flash detection).
  • CD-ROM compact disk - read only memory
  • PC card 130 personal computer card

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé de détection de l'oeil rouge dans une image numérique couleur produite par un appareil photo numérique consistant à utiliser l'appareil photo numérique pour prendre deux images numériques couleur originales de la même scène, la première image numérique couleur étant prise au flash et la seconde image numérique couleur sans flash, et à produire, pour chaque image numérique, une pluralité de pixels dans le même espace couleur primaire comportant des pixels rouges, verts et bleus; et à convertir l'espace couleur primaire pour les première et seconde images numériques en un même canal de chrominance, le canal de chrominance identifiant une paire particulière de couleurs et leur intensité relative. Le procédé consiste ensuite à calculer la différence entre le canal de chrominance de l'image prise sans flash et le canal de chrominance de l'image prise avec flash; et à répondre à de telles différences pour localiser la position des yeux rouges dans la première image numérique couleur.
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